Are You a Robot?

David Wood joins us to discuss his visions for the future, and how technology is going to impact our daily lives. Interview with David Wood, futurist speaker, analyst, commentator, and writer. Follow him on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3HaooIB or LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3r4hL4W This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Towards the 100 millionth | Delta Wisdom - https://bit.ly/3r5lyz1 Smartphones and beyond | Lessons from the remarkable rise and fall of Symbian - https://bit.ly/3o6EMT7 The Abolition of Aging | The forthcoming radical extension of healthy human longevity - https://bit.ly/34bkSz6 Vital Foresight - https://amzn.to/3r5vcSg

In our interview with Peter, discuss how we can help people understand AI and the risks associated with this technology. We also think about the future of AI, what types of jobs we want machines to do and what we should leave for ourselves. Peter firmly believes in the importance of involving everyone in this conversation — but where do we begin? Interview with Peter Scott, author, speaker, and consultant. You can follow him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3CjVPoK This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: "Crisis of Control: How Artificial SuperIntelligences May Destroy or Save the Human Race" by Peter Scott - https://amzn.to/2YLNn3Z Wheat and chessboard problem - https://bit.ly/3CjjCp5 Moore's Law Definition - https://bit.ly/3nhnEdm The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk - https://bit.ly/3Cho5Zl Future of Life Institute - https://bit.ly/3DpCWT2 OpenAI - https://bit.ly/30uvuHS AI in Fiction Panel, Artificial Intelligence and You podcast - https://spoti.fi/3wNJhVx The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - https://bit.ly/3qGeitE

In our interview with Jeff Kluge, we will be discussing what exactly ethical means, and how companies can answer these concerns in regard to honesty and trust. Jeff Kluge is the Founder & CEO Holistic Ethics. You can follow him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3w2OM2x This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Goldman Sachs junior banker speaks out over '18-hour shifts and low pay' - https://bit.ly/3CBSMJN

What comes to your mind as soon as you hear the word “robot”? Maybe it’s R2-D2, the Terminator or even our podcast! In this episode, Arne joins us to discuss the complexities around the imagery of robots, and why we are so obsessed with making robots look like humans. Interview with Arne Maibaum, PhD Candidate in Sociology and team member of NotMyRobots. You can follow him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3uZn2vb Twitter: https://bit.ly/3FC1DNl This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Follow @NotMyRobot on Twitter: https://bit.ly/3mJSLMV Examples of bad robot imagery: https://bit.ly/2YL1cQj Boston Dynamic Robots: https://bit.ly/3aq0yKj The Whiteness of AI: https://bit.ly/2X0SEDY Are You A Robot? episode with Sébastien Krier: https://bit.ly/3DKiLPt Pepper the Robot: https://bit.ly/3au8ZEe Rosie the Robot: https://bit.ly/3lxPcKF

In our interview with Miles, we discuss how matching algorithms and other types of AI can amplify human bias. Miles is the CEO at MBO Partners and Former Global Advisory and Consulting Leader. You can follow him on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3tbnyVT This episode is bought to you by ForHumanity. ForHumanity’s mission is to examine and analyse the downside risks associated with the ubiquitous advance of AI & Automation, to engage in risk mitigation and ensure the optimal outcome. You can find out more information here: https://forhumanity.center/ You can also follow ForHumanity on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3y3FVg8and Facebook: https://bit.ly/3zaM6AI Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r4qj9R Follow Demetrios on Twitter @Dpbrinkm and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2TPrA5w Resources: MBO Partners: https://www.mbopartners.com/

In our interview with Kelly, we discuss what it’s like to be a recruiter in this space and how a company can hire a data scientist. We also ask Kelly for her insights from her podcast The Data Dig, a podcast aimed to demystify data science. Kelly Gauthier is the Managing Director and Founder of Gauthier Search. You can follow her on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2VdkL1S This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Gauthier Search: https://bit.ly/3lnIWW2 The Data Dig podcast: https://apple.co/3lnn79e RadioLab podcast: https://bit.ly/3lqQAyT

Stephan Zheng joins us to discuss how we can use AI to create better economic policies. Stephan is a Lead Research Scientist, and Manager at Salesforce. You can follow him on Twitter ( https://bit.ly/3BIUIjF) or LinkedIn ( https://bit.ly/3y1KGYu ) This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: The AI Economist: https://bit.ly/3BH5bMo

In our interview with Sarah, we’ll be discussing if we can fully remove biases from data sets, and how we can decolonise data structures. Sarah herself has worked on multiple amazing projects in which we can do so, for example Digital Matatus, which shows how to pull the omnipresent nature of mobile technology in developing countries to collect data for infrastructure. This data created a new, successful transit map for Nairobi and has led to a spark, where similar projects are developing in other cities. Sarah Williams is an Associate Professor of Technology and Urban Planning at MIT Director of the Civic Data Design Lab and Author. Follow her on Twitter ( https://bit.ly/3zqRFuz ) or LinkedIn ( https://bit.ly/3ex40Fn ) This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Living Data Hubs: https://bit.ly/3ri6xsf Digital Matatus: https://bit.ly/3isMnYe “Data Action: Using data for public good” – Sarah Williams: https://bit.ly/3ey5KON Where is my transport: https://bit.ly/2VYdAL5 “How to lie with maps” – Mark Monmonier: https://amzn.to/3xPFOp7 “How to lie with statistics” – Darrell Huff: https://amzn.to/3ri49Sl

In this episode, Wanda Muñoz and Richard Moyes join us to discuss what action needs to be taken to create a legal framework about autonomous weapons to prevent killer robots. Richard is Managing Director of Article 36, a specialist non-profit organisation focused on reducing harm from weapons. Wanda is a member of SEHLAC, where her current focus lies in banning autonomous weapons. You can follow Richard on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/35ZHHn0 or Twitter (@rjmoyes) and Wanda on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2Te5QUk or Twitter (https://bit.ly/2SB7Bue) This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Resources: Campaign To Stop Killer Robots - https://bit.ly/3xjQegs SEHLAC - https://bit.ly/3xaHCc0 Article36 - https://bit.ly/3y9B0e2 Coded Bias - https://bit.ly/366VGHy Google Will Not Renew Pentagon Contract That Upset Employees - https://nyti.ms/2ToPfwR

In this episode of “Are You A Robot?”, Ben Byford joins us to discuss his insights from “Machine Ethics”, and how much the AI ethics space has changed over the past 5 years. Ben is also a Consultant at Ethical by Design. You can follow him on Twitter (@benbyford) or LinkedIn. This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r4qj9R Follow Demetrios on Twitter @Dpbrinkm and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2TPrA5w Resources: Machine Ethics podcast: https://www.machine-ethics.net/

In this episode of ‘Are You A Robot?’, Caroline Williams joins us to discuss digital and financial inclusion, and how she and the team at The Do Good Only Company are aiming to reduce bias in the tech workforce. Caroline is the Founder of The Do Good Only Company. You can follow her on Twitter (@future_caroline) or LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/34Hya3x This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg Connect with Us: Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r4qj9R Follow Demetrios on Twitter @Dpbrinkm and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2TPrA5w Resources mentioned: https://dogoodonly.nl/ https://skillsuplab.nl/2020

In this episode of Are You A Robot? Nicolas Petit joins us to discuss if we can use sci-fi to predict our future. Nicolas is a Professor of Law at the EUI focusing on competition policy, digital regulation, and law and technology. You can follow him on Twitter @CompetitionProf or LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3vrI2df This episode is brought to you by EthicsGrade, an ESG Ratings agency with a particular focus on Technology Governance, especially AI Ethics. You can find more information about EthicsGrade here: https://www.ethicsgrade.io/ You can also follow EthicsGrade on Twitter (@EthicsGrade) and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2JCiQOg   Connect with Us:   • Join our Slack channel for more conversation about the big ethics issues that rise from AI: https://bit.ly/3jVdNov   • Follow Are You A Robot? on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook: @AreYouARobotPod   • Follow our LinkedIn page: https://bit.ly/3gqzbSw   • Check out our website: https://www.areyouarobot.co.uk/   • Subscribe to our newsletter: https://bit.ly/3r4qj9R   • Follow Demetrios on Twitter @Dpbrinkm and LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2TPrA5w Timestamps: [0:00] Introduction to Are You A Robot? [1:05] Shoutout to our sponsors, EthicsGrade [2:09] Start of interview with Nicolas [2:49] Nicolas’ background   [4:29] What Nicolas’ job requires [6:27] Challenges Nicolas has observed [7:32] Narrative of sci-fi [12:04] Could science fiction predict our future? [17:08] Are there some futures you find interesting? [27:10] Is it useful to read sci-fi to give us a peek into the future?   [35:22] Blind spots on our predications [37:00] Three laws of robotics [43:55] Military uses of AI [49:19] Understanding AI vs innovation [53:19] Explaining AI [57:42] Are you a robot? Resources: Cat's Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut Jr: https://bit.ly/3fnucTRThree Laws of Robotics: https://bit.ly/34m5c9c